Last updated April 12, 2022 This is the most comprehensive Squier Classic Vibe ’60s Jazzmaster review online and also includes 30+ minutes of video footage. I will, of course, answer whether I think you should or should not buy a CV Jazzmaster or not. But it’s not an easy answer and depends a lot on […]
I’m thinking about updating the Art of Shred reviews with a “salability score.” Certain guitars hold value better than others and my hunch is you’d want to see my real world results from churning the guitars I buy, review, and get rid of to fund other guitars to buy and review. Right now this is
This Week in Guitar #20 – Review updates, cigar box guitars, Top 10 Black Sabbath Riffs Read More »
No intro, let’s just get to it … Video of the Week: Short demo of a $24 Delay Pedal This is one of the pedals I bought from AliExpress and I gotta say, for $24 this is a really decent delay. I’d have loved to have it when I was first starting out and there
This Week in Guitar #19 – Guitar museum, borrowing gear from the library, and more … Read More »
My goal with TWiG is to bring you unique or maybe not widely shared stories and information. Some weeks there’s almost too much to choose from, but for the past couple of weeks there has been a lot less. I assume it’s due to the holidays and the whole industry being focused on holiday sales
I hope you got through Black Friday week relatively unscathed. There weren’t any deals worth a damn as far as I was concerned, except for effects pedals. But considering the state of the guitar market that’s not too surprising. (I did re-up my JamPlay membership, though, because it’s got a lot of fun lessons.) “Fun”
This Week in Guitar #17 – my missed ’56 Les Paul, Tele-Strat hybrid, and more … Read More »
Happy Monday! I posted a new review last week. The Glarry GTL got the Art of Shred in-depth written and video review treatment. If you’ve been thinking about buying basically the cheapest guitar you can buy then you really need to read and watch the review first. What else did I find interesting this week?
Last updated November 18, 2021 This is the definitive Glarry GTL tele-style guitar review and I’m not going to bury the lede: you probably shouldn’t buy this guitar. But you might want it for specific situations which I’ll discuss in this review and the accompanying video. I bought this Glarry GTL with my own money,
Glarry GTL “Telecaster style” guitar review (ONLY buy one if …) Read More »
I posted another video last week (you should subscribe! I post Shorts videos regularly too). This time something a little different. A pedal demo. It’s not a review because pedals like this one (a glitch pedal by Bananana Effects) is for a certain type of person with certain tastes. My opinion doesn’t matter. But what
Oh yeah! I finished another review this week. Just a note: Recording, editing, and writing one review takes approximately 20 hours. That’s in addition to actually playing and enjoying (hopefully, anyway) the guitars I review! So with that … Video of the week: The Firefly FFLG SG-style guitar review And if you want to read
Last update: Jan 17, 2024 Spoiler: the only AliExpress guitar pedal that is terrible is the Tomsline Engineering Mario BitCrusher. I gave it away. The Ammoon Delay / Echo was my favorite. All in all, are AliExpress pedals good? YES, they can be! Many of the AliExpress pedals (often also available on Amazon) are clones
Are AliExpress guitar pedals worth it? (I bought 7! These two are the best and worst) Read More »
